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November is National Diabetes Awareness Month

safetycommunity.com - America is facing an epidemic of diabetes, a serious disease that damages bodies and shortens lives. In the next four decades, the number of U.S. adults with diabetes is estimated to double or trip...
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NIOSH Personal Protective Technology Program and National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory Stakeholders Meeting and Workshop
team-psa.com - The mission of the NIOSH Personal Protective Technology (PPT) Program and the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) is to prevent work-related injury, illness, and death by adv...
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Roof-felt missile fell through skylight into occupied office - incourtcontent | SHP
shponline.co.uk - Two roofers have received suspended jail sentences and have been ordered to do 280 hours of community service after an office worker was injured when a 37kg roll of roofing felt plunged four metres...
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Employee hospitalised for six months after forklift collision - incourt-content | SHP
shponline.co.uk - A worker who broke all his ribs and suffered a punctured lung when he was hit by a forklift truck has been unable to return to work since the incident.A 60-year-old qualityassurance manager from W...
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New league table shows big energy users action to save energy
environment-agency.gov.uk - A new league table that ranks many of the UKs high-street names according to how they manage their energy use has been published today by the Environment Agency. Major supermarkets, retailers, r...
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Peruvian journalist attacked after reporting on corruption

newssafety.org - 07 Nov 2011Journalist Casualties: 0Media Staff Casualties: 0Under Investigation: 0A Peruvian provincial reporter was shot and wounded on Saturday [5 November] while resisting an attempted kidnappin...
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Worker's injuries lead to fines and suspended sentences for roofers

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See all New Emergency Device for Safe Load Lowering in the Event of Mains Power Loss
industrytoday.co.uk - J D Neuhaus have introduced an emergency lowering device for their EH range of air operated monorail hoists to comply with the leading standards like NORSOK. Posted via Industry Today. Are you into...

hse.gov.uk - Date: 7 November 2011 Release No: HSE/EM/260/11 Two roofers have been fined and received suspended sentences after a Derbyshire office worker was injured when a roll of roofing felt crashed through...
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New 21st Century Technologies Are Key to Solving Workplace Hearing Loss -Occupational Health & Safety
ohsonline.com - 11/9: New 21st Century Technologies Are Key to Solving Workplace Hearing Loss This webinar will provide Health & Safety and Senior Operations executives with a road map on how to implement and adop...
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Football ground fireball injured labourer | Health and Safety at Work - Health and Safety at Work magazine | HSW
healthandsafetyatwork.com - Stephen Rowley was working in a trench at the Egerton Youth Club and was attempting to remove damaged pipe work to repair a septic tank. But when an underground pipe containing liquefied petroleum ...
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Worker's Fatal Crushing Leads to New York Recycler's $73,300 Fine -- Occupational Health & Safety
ohsonline.com - Worker's Fatal Crushing Leads to New York Recycler's $73,300 Fine A worker, who operated a large baler, was fatally crushed on June 4 when the machine unexpectedly activated while he was clearing m...

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Lighter-touch regulation could muddy the waters, admits business lobby news-content | SHP See all
shponline.co.uk - The Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) is concerned by the prospect of an increasing disconnect between the HSE and businesses operating in lower or medium-risk sectors, but still wants lighter-...
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healthandsafetyevents.co.uk - We met a good volume of prospective customers from a broad cross section of Health & Safety professionals... Paul Walton, Sales Director, Shawcity Ltd Over all this event proved the busiest and mos...
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Ladder fall health and safety officer is YouTube hit

sundaysun.co.uk - Nov 7 2011 by Jo Butcher A HEALTH and safety officer has been suspended after a video of him falling off a ladder became a YouTube hit. Morrison employee Paul Cavanagh is filmed climbing up a ladde...
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HSE Passport teams up with freelance insurance specialist

industrytoday.co.uk - HSE Passport, the company committed to helping agencies, umbrella companies, contractors and host companies achieve legal compliance to current Health & Safety legislation, now provides their passp...
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Provider/Supplier Bid Opportunity Subscription List notification

worksafebc.com - Your firm has either subscribed for the category of services/goods listed on the bid opportunity below, or has been added as a courtesy. Please use the link below to subscribe for future Bid Opport...
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HSE Passport teams up with freelance insurance specialist ErgoJournal |Ergonomics Software | DSE | Training |Keyboards
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cost effective health and safety compliance scheme (for contract and temporary workers) has teamed up with a leading UK freelance insurance provider, Caunce OHara to o...
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Embarrassing video gets press attention

scaffmag.com - The video of the Morrison safety officer falling from a ladder which we previously featured in our Video of the day section seems to be youtube hit with over 89,000 views and huge press coverage to...
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iosh.co.uk - Posted 12:23A roof worker was fined after he and a colleague were caught on camera working on a part of a roof where there was no scaffolding.An inspector from the Health and Safety Executive ord...
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Vehicle recovery firm fined for breaking prohibition notice

safetyphoto.co.uk - A Barking-based vehicle recovery business has been fined for using a forklift truck after being served with a Prohibition Notice preventing its use. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted...
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Industry news-1 - IOSH

iosh.co.uk - Posted 12:23Building sites have been urged to launch a review of safety procedures after a man was crushed to death. Lawyers have called for an examination into the precautions taken for workers ...
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Plane crashes just short of BC runway, claiming pilot

ohscanada.com - FEDERAL (Canadian OH&S News) One pilot was fatally injured and another is in critical condition after a charter aircraft crashed in Vancouver shortly after takeoff on October 27. Captain Luc Fortin...
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1 Million Asbestos Items Surveyed by Redhills Asbestos News asbestos industry news removal, surveying, waste
asbestosindustrynews.co.uk - Leading asbestos and environmental consultancy, Redhills has hit the 1 million mark for the number of items surveyed for asbestos. Using their partner software Tracker, Redhills hit the landmark ...
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newssafety.org - 7 Nov 2011The International News Safety Institute is saddened by the death of Brazilian cameraman Gelson Domingos da Silva, who was killed on Sunday morning while covering a gunfight between police...
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Road Safety - Winter Driving

worksafebc.com - The Cold War is back. Prepare yourself for winter driving. Don't know? Don't go. Welcome to the Shift into Winter website. Here you will find resources and tips on how to stay safe on the road this...
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Climate Change Health Costs Will Be Colossal

newser.com - Other states are watching to see how well program works (NEWSER) - California became the first state in the nation to adopt its own cap-and-trade system yesterday, as its Air Resources Board voted ...
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See all Fed OSHA inspections reach 40,993 in fiscal 2010; willful violations up 200+% | 2011-11-07
ishn.com - In FY 2010, OSHA conducted 40,993 total inspections. This number includes 164 significant and egregious (instance-by-instance) enforcement actions, each resulting in a total proposed monetary penal...

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Your Eye on West Texas

cbs7kosa.com - OSHA Cites Big Spring Drilling Company for Incident that Killed Two Men Near Lamesa 11/8/11 Gary HinterlongCBS7 NewsNovember 8, 2011 Lamesa, Texas - OSHA has cited Robinson Drilling of Texas Ltd. f...
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No workplace safety violations in scaffolding collapse Abilene Reporter-News

reporternews.com - Workplace investigators found no safety violations after reviewing the June 20 scaffolding collapse at Hendrick Medical Center that injured two construction workers, said Juan Rodrguez, a spokesma...
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